17 citations,
April 1975 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” Minoxidil effectively controls severe high blood pressure in children with few side effects.
13 citations,
April 2009 in “Acta Medica Scandinavica” Minoxidil lowers blood pressure and causes hair growth, with some side effects.
11 citations,
March 2007 in “Journal of Hypertension” Minoxidil effectively lowers blood pressure in resistant cases, but needs beta-blocker and diuretic support.
6 citations,
October 1979 in “Chest” Minoxidil lowers blood pressure without worsening lung pressure but can cause increased hair growth.
October 2013 in “Journal of the American College of Cardiology” People with non-dipper hypertension have higher aldosterone levels, more strain on their heart's venous system, and increased risk of endothelial dysfunction.
March 2007 in “Journal of hypertension” Minoxidil effectively lowers blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension.
180 citations,
July 1973 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Minoxidil effectively lowers blood pressure with few side effects.
55 citations,
October 1975 in “Circulation” Minoxidil, propranolol, and furosemide effectively control severe hypertension, but may cause sodium retention.
54 citations,
May 1977 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” Minoxidil helps lower high blood pressure in kids, but can cause fluid retention and hair growth.
51 citations,
October 1980 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Minoxidil lowers blood pressure effectively but may cause unwanted hair growth and other side effects.
16 citations,
March 1981 in “PubMed” Minoxidil significantly lowers blood pressure in patients with hard-to-treat hypertension, but can cause fluid retention and excessive hair growth.
13 citations,
February 2020 in “CHEST Journal” Vitamin C supplementation can resolve pulmonary arterial hypertension caused by vitamin C deficiency.
7 citations,
July 2013 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” 6 citations,
September 1988 in “Drug intelligence & clinical pharmacy” Minoxidil caused a severe rash in a patient, which improved after stopping the drug.
95 citations,
December 1980 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Minoxidil helped bald patient regrow hair.
34 citations,
January 1977 in “American Journal of Cardiology” 17 citations,
May 1975 in “Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics” 22 citations,
March 2019 in “European Journal of Ophthalmology” Preservative-free latanoprost effectively lowers eye pressure with fewer side effects.
November 2021 in “European Heart Journal Supplements” A woman with lupus had right heart failure due to blood clots in her lungs, but treatment improved her condition.
November 2021 in “European Heart Journal Supplements” SLE can increase the risk of blood clots, leading to heart failure, but treatment can improve heart function.
9 citations,
January 2014 in “Journal of analytical & bioanalytical techniques” The study did not conclude whether hair can reliably indicate kidney stones, cholelithiasis, hypertension, or diabetes.
37 citations,
February 2017 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” AGA more common in men, increases with age, linked to family history, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and smoking.
28 citations,
August 2013 in “Hypertension” Potassium channel openers help form elastic fibers in arteries and can treat elastin deficiency and hypertension.
23 citations,
November 1986 in “Pediatrics” Minoxidil, when used with a diuretic and β-blocking agent, can safely lower blood pressure in most children with severe hypertension due to kidney disease, with minimal side effects.
7 citations,
January 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” AGA risk factors include age, smoking, hypertension for men, and age, dyslipidemia for women; lifestyle changes may help prevention.
2 citations,
March 1985 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Minoxidil solution used on the scalp did not lower blood pressure in patients without hypertension.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” People with Alopecia Areata are more likely to have certain health issues like ulcerative colitis and type 1 diabetes, but less likely to have others like hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
July 2022 in “Fakumi Medical Journal” There is a significant relationship between androgenic alopecia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.
May 2013 in “Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society (Print)” High aldosterone and free testosterone levels link to female hair loss; testing aldosterone may predict hypertension risk.
96 citations,
October 1981 in “Drugs” Minoxidil effectively treats severe hypertension but may cause side effects, so careful monitoring is needed.